When Friends become Lovers…
When friends become lovers…
It’s one of my favorite storylines and it’s the plot of my new book from Ellora’s Cave, More Than Friends, out Friday June 18th. Here’s a blurb to get you excited and a hot and naughty excerpt you won’t find at the EC website.
Hugs, Evangeline Anderson
Zach and Emily have been best friends since high school but Zach wants much more. Emily is the girl of his dreams—and unfortunately taken. Zach knows her jerk of a fiancé isn’t good enough for sweet, perfect Emily, but what can he do? The answer comes in the form of a frantic phone call late one night—Emily is in trouble.
When Emily agreed to go to the Rustler’s Roundup charity auction for her eccentric employer, she never dreamed that she would be the goods auctioned off. Now, standing half naked on stage and being bid on by complete strangers, she’s about to get a lot more charity than she planned on. Luckily for her, Zach rides to the rescue just in time. But in order to free her from the Roundup, he has to do a lot more than bid on her—spanking and sex are on the menu as well.
Will the hot sexual encounter destroy their relationship? Or will they finally become more than friends?
Excerpt—Warning, Explicit. Do NOT read at work unless you want your boss to spank you. ; D
Zach risked a quick glance at the crowd of black leather-clad men milling around the base of the stage and realized she was right. There were more boos and catcalls now, men yelling for him to get on with it, to punish the girl he’d bid on like he was supposed to. “This place is crazy,” he muttered, glaring at the crowd while still trying to keep an eye on the three ugly bouncers.
“I know,” Emily said in a low voice. “But it looks like we’re not going to get out of here until we do what they say. I think…think we’d better give them what they want, Zach.”
“You can’t be serious.” He looked down at her, completely losing focus on anything or anyone else. She looked so incredibly hot in the tight corset and short black leather mini skirt—it was like something she might have worn in one of his fantasies. But no matter how hot she looked, he wasn’t prepared to act on his urges right here on stage. And he definitely wasn’t going to hurt her in any way.
“I am serious.” Her green-gray eyes pleaded with him. “Look, Zach—all they want is a show. Can’t you just pretend to…to spank me or something?”
“Spank her!” Yelled a voice from the crowd, as though in response to Emily’s tentative question. “Put her over your knee and give her an old fashioned whuppen!”
Zach started to shake his head but then reconsidered. Maybe Emily was right—maybe they could bluff their way out of this. Although how they would fake the second part of the “punishment” was beyond him. Still, first things first—right now he had to do something to keep the crowd and the bouncers from tearing them both apart.
Looking to the side of the table bearing the implements, he saw a single straight backed chair. Taking the words from the unknown audience member as inspiration he clamped a hand on Emily’s upper arm and pulled her toward it.
“Here,” he said, sitting down and pulling her close. “I guess we don’t have a choice.”
“I guess not.” Emily came to him willingly and sat on his lap.
“I don’t want to hurt you.” Zach looked her in the eyes. “That’s the last thing I want, Em.”
She shook her head, her cheeks glowing pink. “Do what you have to do. You…you might have to spank me hard to put on a good show. I have a feeling the crowd is going to be twice as pissed off if they figure out you’re holding back.”
“Damn it!” Zach felt himself tighten up inside. “Fine. But I can’t do anything with you like this. Here.” Before Emily could protest he flipped her over his knee so that her ass was in the air and her long golden brown hair was hanging down almost to the floor of the stage. It was a humiliating position but there was nothing else he could do—he only prayed she would forgive him for this when it was all over. In the mean time, he couldn’t help but stare at the mouthwatering sight before him. The tight black mini skirt was riding up, showing the lacy black garters and the tops of Emily’s upper thighs. God, if it went just an inch or two further he’d be able to tell if she had on panties or a thong under there… Zach shifted uncomfortably, aware that he was completely hard inside the black leather pants now. Could Emily feel his cock pressing against her flat stomach? He sure as hell hoped not.
“Very good, I see you’re finally coming to your senses.” The voice of the auctioneer made Zach look up from his contemplation of his best friend’s perfect ass.
“I don’t seem to have any other option,” he growled, giving them man a hard look.
“No, you don’t.” The auctioneer smiled genially. Now that Zach was prepared to follow his orders, he seemed a whole lot happier. Smug bastard. “So which paddle would you like? Or do you want one of the riding crops?” the auctioneer continued.
Zach looked with dismay at the array of implements on the table beside him. There was no way he was hitting the woman he loved with any of that. The whips and paddles would leave marks on her pale skin, even through the leather skirt, he was sure. Even the hairbrushes looked hard and cruel under the merciless glare of the stage lights. “I’m not using any of that,” he said, shaking his head. “My hand is good enough.” He gave Emily a swat on the behind to prove his point and she let out a muffled little gasp.
The auctioneer frowned. “I’m afraid that won’t do at all—unless you’re going to spank her bare, of course.”
“I don’t—” Zach began.
“Do it!” Emily interrupted him. She looked up from her prone position, trying to brush her long hair out of her eyes. “Just…do it and get it over with, Zach.”
“You heard the little lady.” The auctioneer nodded at Emily’s round behind, still encased in the ridiculously short mini skirt. “Why do you think there’s a zipper up the back? It’s not a fashion statement, my friend.”
“I’m not your friend,” Zach growled but he was already reaching for the silver tab at the bottom hem of her skirt. “Are you sure about this, Em?” he asked, just loud enough for her to hear.
“Yes.” She looked up again. Her eyes were bright—with shame or unshed tears, he couldn’t tell. “Just…just do it, Zach. We can talk about it later. Right now we have to get out of here.”
“All right.” There really was nothing else he could do. Grasping the silver tab he pulled firmly, unzipping the skirt and revealing the rounded globes of her ass encased in wispy black panties.
“Take those off,” the auctioneer directed and this time Zach didn’t protest. He just looked down at Emily who nodded.
“Do it.” Her cheeks were a fiery red and he didn’t think it was from all the blood rushing to her head. This was a humiliating experience for her—the best thing he could do was get it over and done with quickly so they could put it behind them.
Grabbing the top of the silky black panties, Zach pulled. To his horror, instead of coming down Emily’s thighs, the thin strings that crossed her hips snapped and he was left holding a scrap of black fabric in his hand. He looked at it stupidly for a moment and then hastily shoved it into the side pocket of his tight leather pants. Hiding the evidence, he thought wildly.
“Well, that’s one way to do it.” The auctioneer was smirking. “Guess you’re more eager to get a look at that hot little ass than you let on, buddy.”
“Shut up.” Zach could feel his own cheeks heating now as the crowd in front of the stage shouted and hollered. Apparently they thought they were finally getting the show they’d been demanding.
Zach’s eyes were drawn inevitably to bare mounds of Emily’s pert little bottom. Hardly knowing what he was doing, he cupped her carefully, his large hand spanning her ass easily. God, her skin was so silky and soft. She was naked from the waist down, except for the black garters which framed her perfect flesh and he could see almost everything. In fact, when she spread her legs just a little, he was sure he could see the mound of her pussy between her thighs. To make matter worse she was squirming in his lap, her pelvis and abdomen rubbing mercilessly against the hard ridge of his cock. Zach closed his eyes briefly and fought the urge to slide his hand down between her inner thighs and cup her soft little cunt instead of her ass. Damn it, he was about to explode here!
It was Emily that broke him out of the lustful trance he’d somehow fallen into. “Spank me, Zach,” she begged breathlessly, thrusting her ass up into his hand, as though urging him to action. “Come on—do it!”
Feeling like he was on autopilot, Zach did as he was told. Bringing his hand down, he gave Emily’s ass a sharp slap that made her gasp and wiggle even harder against him.
“That’s right, buddy—give it to her!” someone in the audience yelled. “Spank that ass.”
Hardly knowing what he was doing, Zach did. And again and again. On his lap, Emily moaned and struggled against him. He wasn’t sure if it was an act or not. He was trying not to hurt her but as she’d said, they had to make this look real, so he couldn’t fake it completely. The sound of his palm connecting with her bare, vulnerable ass seemed to ring in his ears. Smack…smack…smack! Zach wanted to stop but the crowd was going wild and he was afraid to think about what they had to do next. What he had to do next.